A former WWE Champion went on to call out AEW President Tony Khan at a non-wrestling event with F-Bombs, something that was totally unexpected and quickly went viral. Since then, he has become the epicenter of controversy in professional wrestling. People called out the star’s behaviour online with a swarm of comments over the matter.
The star in the controversy is the former World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger, who has worked with AEW from 2019 to 2024 as Jack Hager. The latter left All Elite Wrestling on a serious note with a lot of heat against Tony Khan. But recently, he made his debut on Power Slap this Friday, where he had a strong performance. However, following his showing, Hager went on to call out Tony Khan with F-Bombs on the live show.
Fans on the internet were totally against this behaviour of the former WWE star, and they went on to lash out at him. People on X called it a clown-like behaviour for attention. Meanwhile, some users even went on to compare him with Ryback, who bad mouthing about WWE often.
Moreover, some users sided with Khan, claiming that he paid Jake Hager for doing nothing on AEW shows. The majority of the fans were against the former WWE star in this matter, and they called this action by him unnecessary. Furthermore, some X users highlighted that WWE treated him worse, and still, Hager is targeting Tony Khan despite all he has done for him.
Jake Hager criticized Tony Khan’s booking in one of his interviews post-AEW exit
Jake Hager is bitter with Tony Khan since his exit from All Elite Wrestling. He openly criticized the AEW President for his booking methods with sharp comments in his interview. In one of his comments, Hager said that the wrestlers cannot trust someone like Tony to shape their careers in professional wrestling as a creative booker.
Speaking on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet, Hager said that Khan cannot write a storyline in AEW that has the potential to last for long. He went on to say that the AEW stars are his playthings, and he is just messing with them until he wants.
“Tony Khan, who has been in this business for a cup of coffee can’t make himself a sandwich let alone write a storyline that will last. He can spend a lot of money and make a big debut and make a lot of firework but in the end run he is in charge and we’re supposed to trust him to make storylines that make our careers. We became his little playthings,” said Hager.
Moreover, the former WWE star added that Khan wants the people who agree with him around him. Those who are not on board with his plans are not in his good books. Well, these comments show Hager’s frustration with Khan. Only time will tell where this heat will lead from here on.
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Edited by Anugrah Tyagi
